6:25 PM,
Jan. 19, 2013

Iowa City police officer Brandon Faulkcon has teamed up with Rakker as the department's newest K9 officer.

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As a police officer with knowledge of dog training and a desire to take on a special assignment, Iowa City police officer Brandon Faulkcon was a natural choice to be selected as the department's newest K9 officer.

Despite his history with dogs and enthusiasm for the position, Faulkcon's short stint as K9 officer could best be described so far as a roller coaster ride. In just a few short months, Faulkcon was tapped to become K9 officer when one of the department's previous K9 officers left the department. Faulkcon later lost his first canine partner, and within a few days of joining patrol with ...